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Prairie Sunset Point–Lupo Pond, 5 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit near Wales, WI. The route passes Prairie Sunset Point before reaching Lupo Pond at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 283 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi909 – 1,145 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.00798, -88.38490
Nearest town Wales, WI

Directions

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Prairie Sunset Point–Lupo Pond, 5 sights

7.9 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 908–1,145 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit

Trailhead: 43.00798, -88.38490

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.6 miTurn right onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.3 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Prairie Path, heading N.
  7. 50 ftPass Prairie Sunset Point.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miPass Lupo Pond.
  12. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  18. 400 ftSharp right, heading E.
  19. 300 ftContinue straight onto Asthma Hill, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
  23. 1.9 miTurn left onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

46% dirt46% paved2% grass6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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